The solution is easy, just do the opposite.  Lighten up wherever possible and pull off the useless shit. Think like a hunter…

1. Rifles are too heavy: Quit building in useless stuff onto system platforms. Rail is a good example. Most rifles have miles of rail to mount stuff when you could cut most rails down by 90% and save a ton of weight.  I personally don’t want a 19lb sniper rifle with me in the field.  Are we hunting bad dudes or showing off at a static range? Is that what you hunt deer with? A sniper rifle should mimic a hunting rifle, because, wait for the drum roll…we are hunting.  Come on now, lighten up, literally.
2. Too many bells and whistles=over accessorized: Who needs a red dot scope on top of or on the side of a sniper scope? You don’t need it for house runs.  If you have a high powered light then that’s your red dot…or use instinctive fire.  Last time I checked Hadji wasn’t running around the streets of Iraq or the mountains of Afghanistan with miles of rail and a back up red dot….

Your opinions are very much appreciated on this particular post.

Brandon out.

This article was originally published on the Loadout Room.